Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhizobium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: rhi-zo-bi-um
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various bacteria, of the genus Rhizobium, that form nodules on the roots of legumes and fix nitrogen.

noun

Any diazotrophic bacterium that can fix nitrogen and form root nodules in legumes.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

rhizobia (plural)

Questions

What does rhizobium mean?: Any of various bacteria, of the genus Rhizobium, that form nodules on the roots of legumes and fix nitrogen.
Where does rhizobium come from?: From the genus name.

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